Improvement in fly-fans



' B. J-. PELDMAN & T. SGHLAG.

Fly-Fan.

No. 213,644 Patented Mar. 25, 1879.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNARD J. FELDMAN AND THEODORE SOHLAG, OF FRANKLIN, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLY-FANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 213.644, dated March25, 1879 application filed December 28, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BERNARD J. FELD- MAN and THEODORE SOHLAG, ofFranklin, in the county of Venan go and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Fly-Fans, of which thefollowing is a specification:

Figure 1 is a side view of our improved flyfan, part being broken awayto show the construction. Fig. 2 is a top View of the same. Fig. 3 is adetail sectional view of the upper part of the same enlarged. Fig. 4 isa detail view of the lower part of the connecting-rod. Fig. 5 is adetail top view of the lower part of the frame.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved fan for keepingthe flies away from a table or other place, and which shall be simple inconstruction and ornamental in appearance.

The invention consists in the combination of the fans orfeather-holders, the levers, the head, the rod, and the cam or crankshaft with each other and with the frame or pedestal and the drivingmechanism, as hereinafter fully described.

A is the base-frame of the machine, to which are attached the lower endsof three rods, B. The upper ends of the rods B are attached to a shorttube, 0, in which is inserted another short tube, D. To the tube D areattached, or upon it are formed, four arms, E, to the ends of which arepivoted four levers, F.

The frame-work A B O D E is shown simply as a support for the operatingparts of the device, and, in practical use, will be replaced by anornamental pedestal.

To the outer ends of the levers F are attached two parallel circular oroval plates, G, which are surrounded with ring-bands H, attached to thelevers F. The bands H have a number of holes formed through them,through which are passed feathers. The ends or stems of the feathers areinserted in the space between the plates G, where they are secured inplace by cement. The central feathers should be the longest, and theyshould gradually decrease in length toward the sides. The levers F aredesigned to be made with a joint, which, when the fans are in use, maybemade rigid by tubes f slid upon them, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The inner ends of the levers F are pivoted to anornamental head, I,formed upon or attached to the upper end of the rod J, which passes downthrough the frame-work or pedestal of the device, and is jointed at itslower end, which is pivoted to a cam or crank, is, formed upon orattached to the shaft K. The shaft K revolves in bearings in the basepart of the frame-work or pedestal, and in the drawings is representedas being operated by a crank, but which is designed to be driven by aclock-work.

With this construction, when motion is given to the shaft K the fans GrH will be moved up and down with a gentle movement, which will keep theflies away from the table, without giving any annoyance to those sittingaround the said table.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The combination of the fans or feather-holdersG H, the levers F, the head I, the rod J, and thecam or crank shaft K 7awith each other and with the frame-work or pedestal and the drivingmechanism, substantially as herein shown and described.

BERNARD JULIUS FELDMAN. THEODORE SOHLAG. Witnesses:

CHRISTOPHER W. SMITH, ALEX. H. MCDOWELL.

